Declan Kallberg, 13, an 8th grade student at Springs iShine Student Center, participated in The Living Room Play Workshop, an online offering by The Old Globe Arts Engagement that allows participants to write, direct and produce a play without leaving their homes. He created a play called “Ding Dong” in which his attempts at learning to play the piano are foiled by a barrage of would-be visitors knocking at the door. The first play he wrote, “Dub Thee Fear.”
The Temecula resident has long enjoyed performing. He began with dance classes at age six; his first public performance was in The Nutcracker Ballet at age seven. He noted, “Many of my acting skills came from participating in it, as it’s an incredibly valuable experience to act without words.”
He is also strong academically, earning perfect CAASP scores in 2018 and 2019.
